Spider-Verse Filmmakers Lord and Miller Are Making an Archie Comics Movie

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the celebrated filmmaking brace known for Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, and the Spider-Verse films, are astir to tackle a new, unexpected project. They're making a movie based connected Archie comics.

As reported by Variety, Lord and Miller are producing a caller live-action movie based connected the comics, though arsenic of yet determination are nary circumstantial details astir what communicative it volition tell. We bash cognize that Tom King, writer of comics specified arsenic Marvel's The Vision, DC's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, and assorted Batman and different DC projects, volition constitute the screenplay. Emma Watts and Jon Goldwater volition besides produce, which volition beryllium done done Universal.

“We are longtime fans of Archie, Veronica, Betty, and the pack successful each of their iterations,” the duo said successful a statement. “When we heard Tom King’s instrumentality connected the classical material, we instantly thought it made consciousness arsenic an lawsuit movie for each audiences — some lifelong fans and a full caller generation. We’re truthful excited to bring these beloved characters to the large screen.”

Archie Comics person been moving since the 1940s, with a reboot opening successful 2015 that ran done 2020. It's go a taste staple, sparking iconic characters specified arsenic Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Josie and the Pussycats, Jughead, and 2017 teen play bid Riverdale. At its center, a emotion triangle betwixt Betty, Veronica, and Archie has been a changeless question and occupation passim the full tally of comics, yet culminating successful a 2024 one-shot written by the aforesaid Tom King, successful which Archie made a choice.

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